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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 11h

No. The copy shop didn’t seem concerned but I think they all fell under fair use

Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 11h

I did this last year for a course where all the reading was pdfs. A local copy shop offered to do a course pack and I surveyed students and found enough interest that they did it.

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Nate Holdren @nhold.bsky.social · 1d

Please sign the petition calling for Tom Alter's reinstatement. Explanation at the link where you can sign.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Statement by the Committee to Defend Tom Alter

Statement by the Committee to Defend Tom Alter On September 10th, 2025, Dr. Tom Alter, a respected and tenured professor of history at Texas State University, was fired for remarks he made at a social...

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 1d

Can I get an Amen?

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 2d

“Off the air, she was an advocate for racial visibility and opportunity. She was the national equal employment opportunities chair for AFTRA, the broadcast union now known as SAG-AFTRA.” @lawcha.bsky.social

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"In 1964, while reporting from the Republican National Convention just south of San Francisco, Ms. Davis and a Black male reporter were hounded from the hall by fans of the nominee, Barry Goldwater. The crowd snarled racial epithets and tossed garbage at them..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/b...

Belva Davis, West Coast Trailblazer in TV News, Dies at 92

www.nytimes.com

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 2d

I’d like to join your pack. Thanks!

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 3d

Gift link - because we need to remember this now: @afacwa.org www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/b...

The Shutdown Made Sara Nelson Into America’s Most Powerful Flight Attendant (Published 2019)

www.nytimes.com

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 4d

I guess I was naive to believe that right wing libertarians would actually object when jack-booted thugs showed up in American cities.

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 4d

This is BS. My kid went to kindergarten on the upper west side of Manhattan. They offered testing for the gifted program, but admitted that no one ever passed because they competed against kids who took the test with private counselors that few families could afford.

Opinion | Holding back gifted students in the name of equity

Zohran Mamdani treads on dangerous ground by putting equity ahead of educational opportunity.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 4d

Meritocrisy

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

www.startribune.com

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This Day (A History Podcast) @thisdaypod.com · 12d

Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th.

We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums.

Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us.

See you in DC!

A poster announcing a teach-in in washington DC.

Sunday, October 26th - Sunup to Sundown
Washington, DC - The National Mall
“AMERICA’S FRONT YARD”

FEATURING KELLIE CARTER JACKSON, NICOLE HEMMER, DEREK MUSGROVE, NATE DIMEO, TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM, AMANDA SEALES, JODY AVIRGAN, JAMES FALLOWS, MARTHA JONES, MARCIA CHATELAIN, PAUL BUTLER, NATHAN CONNOLLY, AND MORE

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 5d

I hope Phife got his wallet

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

A fireball lit up the sky across the Los Angeles area on Thursday night after an explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, alarming nearby residents who said it felt like an earthquake. The cause of the explosion was not clear. No injuries were reported. nyti.ms/42pPCaW

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 7d

Thousands of educators at U.S. military-funded schools overseas and stateside may continue participating in union activities following back-to-back court rulings in favor of unions representing federal workers.

Court restores union rights for thousands of DODEA teachers

A federal judge restored an injunction in a bench ruling that blocks an executive order that would remove federal employees’ collective bargaining rights.

www.stripes.com

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 7d

“Someone who says that, ‘I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”

Pope makes rare comments on U.S. politics, military gathering

Pope Leo, asked about the gathering of military leaders in Virginia and a debate roiling Chicago’s diocese, gave his strongest comments on Trump administration policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 7d

Get this - and use it! We need more public scholars!

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 8d

COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook.

"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"

The Public Scholar

A Practical Handbook

www.press.jhu.edu

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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 7d

The @aaup.org beat Marco Rubio in court, with a Reagan-appointed judge ruling that ideological deportations obviously violate the first amendment.

These cases cost money. And we need millions of people moving together to make them stick. If you're faculty in the US, join AAUP and join the fight.

Join

Joining the AAUP says that you’re concerned about academic freedom, and about the way that basic freedom protects your teaching and research. Join today.

www.aaup.org

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 8d

Once again, it is *faculty*—not administrators—who brought this case and won. Including UC Faculty Association chapters of the AAUP.

Court Rules in AAUP v Rubio: Trump Admin Violated First Amendment

The AAUP and partners sued to block the Trump administration from carrying out large-scale arrests, detentions, and deportations of noncitizen students and faculty members for ideological reasons.

www.aaup.org

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 8d

Join @aaup.org and be represented by its ROCK STAR legal team!

Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 8d

WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 8d

“A key question in the bench trial — decided by a judge rather than a jury — focused on whether noncitizens in the United States have the same rights to freedom of speech as citizens. The answer is “unequivocally, ‘yes, they do,’” Young wrote.” @aaup.org
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Trump administration illegally targeted pro-Palestinian protesters, judge rules

The efforts to detain and deport noncitizen activists earlier this year represented an unconstitutional infringement on the First Amendment, the ruling says.

wapo.st

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 9d

You had "no rights which the white man was bound to respect;" U.S. Supreme Court to Dred Scott, 1857
“You’ve got no rights here. You’re illegal, brother,” Florida Highway Patrol to Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 2025

‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet

www.nytimes.com

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 10d

“The Minnesota Department of Public Safety reports that as of August, there had been 25 pedestrian deaths this year.”

Three pedestrians struck and killed in Twin Cities over the weekend; one was hit twice

On Sunday, a woman was hit by a vehicle, which came to a stop in the backyard of a St. Paul home.

www.startribune.com

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 10d

Hmong Village shopping mall in St Paul. Several vendors in the vegetable section sell lychee and rambutan. maps.app.goo.gl/uJePbUooGadi...

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 10d

I'm puzzled that the response to @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social's praise of Kirk barely mentions Professor Watchlist. Imagine if a left-wing activist maintained a list of CEOs that resulted in death threats and firings. Does Klein really think this is a model for political engagement?

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 12d

Increased security at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History #ASALH due to illegal recording aimed at discrediting the org that Carter G Woodson founded 110 years ago. Last week the website was targeted. Donate @asalh-bhm.bsky.social

Association for the Study African American Life & History @asalh-bhm.bsky.social · 22d

They attacked our site, but we fought back and we will not be silenced.

For 110 years, ASALH has carried Dr. Woodson’s mission forward. Stand with us. Your gift of $25, $50, $100 or more helps protect our work and preserve Black history.

Take a stand: asalh.org/donate/

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 18d

"Mr. Preston, who also organizes CNN’s political debates and town halls, said, besides getting to feature Willie Nelson, the network wanted to show Farm Aid because it could get viewers from across the political spectrum interested in agricultural policy and solutions to help farmers."@farmaid.org

Farm Aid Turns 40 and Returns to Crisis Mode

www.nytimes.com

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